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Re: 2006 - 45 Years Of Lego in the USA
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:54:13 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Steve Bliss wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Jim Hughes wrote:
> > Water-Pik used the plant until January of this year. They finally sent all of
> > their production to China. As far as I know the Loveland plant (which still
> > looks just like it did in 1965) is still for sale.
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> > Do you guys want to go in together and buy it?
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> Is that the facility at 609 14th Street SW? With the big studded features over
> the door? That's either a big decorating coincidence, or those things must
> really be embedded in the structure (to not have been replaced in the last 30
> years).
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> http://www.lovelandfyi.com/largephoto.asp?ID=3764
Yes. Here's a pic back in the day:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=885542
And an advert announcing it:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=912583
From what I hear, the building is part of the local tourist economy. It is
mentioned on historical buildings listings in Loveland.
I think it would be a great place for a Lego museum. Maybe we could even get a
vintage plastics machine and make our own promo bricks for visitors!
Clark
(whose collection isn't quite 50K sq ft, but knows a few that are)
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| (...) Is that the facility at 609 14th Street SW? With the big studded features over the door? That's either a big decorating coincidence, or those things must really be embedded in the structure (to not have been replaced in the last 30 years). (...) (19 years ago, 11-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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